Turkey threatens to close U S bases over embargo
Ankara demanded renegotiation of the 25 U S military bases in Turkey after Congress imposed an arms embargo over Turkey's Cyprus invasion. Turkish officials warned that if the embargo is not lifted by July 15, Turkey would close the bases, including Black Sea radar and intelligence sites opposite the Soviet coast. The move follows a 41 40 Senate vote to lift the embargo with no House action.
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Soviet Union
Thsan Sabri Caglayangil
Dagtayangis
Cyprus
National Security) Council
Council
Izmir
Adana
Diyarbakir
Senate
House
Ford backs Rockefeller for VP amid open convention ambiguity
President Ford plans to support Nelson Rockefeller for the 1976 vice presidency but leaves the final choice to GOP delegates. A prepared White House statement says Ford will be for the nomination, yet delegates will decide, avoiding a clear open-convention stance. Ford and Rockefeller aim to win delegates as a team. No major push to dump Rockefeller exists.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Nelson Rockefeller
Norination
White House
Donald Rumsfeld
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Buckaroo Days Crowned Queen Melissa Johnson at Boonville
Melissa Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs C M Johnson of Ukiah was crowned Buckaroo Days queen Saturday at Boonville Fairgrounds. She reigned Sunday over the Buckaroo Days rodeo and gymkhana after being judged on appearance personality and horsemanship by four judges. The luncheon and ceremonies at Mendocino County Fair dining room preceded the crowning with awards from Mrs Bobbie Hiatt Ernie Pardini and the BoPeeps auxiliary.
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Melissa. Johnson
C.M. Johnson
Ukiah
Boonville Fairgrounds
Mendocino County Fair
Fairgrounds
Susie Adreveno
Bobbie Hiatt
Ernie Pardini
Mendocino County
Mendocino
Fort Bragg July Fourth fireworks to light up coast
Fort Bragg hosts a coast wide Fourth of July fireworks display funded entirely by private donations. The show, launched from Georgia Pacific property near Noyo Harbor, will be visible along the coast with no admission charged. Residents are urged to donate at the Chamber of Commerce office or by mail to support future events.
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Georgia-Pacific
Noya Harbor
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P.O
Castro to return skyjack ransom to United States
UPI reports Cuba will hand $2 million in ransom from 1972 air piracy to Southern Airways as part of opening talks with Washington on normalizing ties. The decision follows the detention of four Americans charged with hijacking and in U.S. custody, with U.S. officials calling the move a positive step amid long-standing sanctions and a shifting bilateral agenda. Local notes add Ukiah council budget work session and zoning hearing plans for 1975 76.
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UPI
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U.S
Fidel Castro
George McGovern
D-S.c
United States
Castro
Southern Airways
William Rogers
inter-American Affairs
Havana
Roger
Organization of American States
Ford
L’express
McGovern
Ukiah
Gobbi
Talmage Road
S. State
Oak Manor Park
Suspect in local kidnapping shot by Cloverdale officer
A suspect in an armed robbery and kidnapping at Shop-N-Save in Cloverdale lies seriously wounded in Community Hospital Santa Rosa after a police shooting. David Hammam, 26, was shot in the chest by a Cloverdale officer as he attempted to rob the market. Another suspect, Anthony Nelson, 33, of Concord, is jailed on robbery, kidnapping and assault charges.
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Wentz
Santa Rosa
Cloverdale
David Hammam
Community Hospital
Anthony Nelson
Concord
Hammam
Mendocino County
Lloyd McClure
Davit Howell
Howard Martin
Martin
Howell
Debt ceiling hike rejected by House vote
The House rejected a large increase in the national debt ceiling as Ways and Means must draft a new plan before June 30. Rep. James Burke proposed trimming the figure to 599.99 billion, but the bill failed 225 to 175. The current ceiling stands at 53 billion.
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Washington
UPI
House
Congress
Ways and Means
James Burke
D-Mass
Communists gain in Italy regional elections roil government
Italy's Communist party surged to about one third of the vote in regional elections, surpassing forecasts and threatening a crisis for Premier Aldo Moro's Christian Democratic government. The Christian Democrats slipped to roughly 35 percent as the Communists celebrated in Rome with rallies and demonstrations.
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UPI
Italy
Communist Party
Christian Democrats
Enrico Berlinguer
St. John
Lateran
Milan
Aldo Moro
Christian Democratic
Amintore Fanfani
Four murder suspects in Willits slaying get court appointed attorneys
Four suspects in the slaying of Barbara Stroud, 18, of Willits, were in Superior Court for appointment of counsel after the Mendocino County Grand Jury indicted them on charges of kidnap, rape and murder. A fifth suspect has retained counsel. The murder occurred Jan 8, 1973, after Stroud left the Willits Theater. her body was found two days later along Show Road. Witness Phillip Wood, 24, of Willits, testified under sodium pentathol that he would testify, though he may invoke the Fifth Amendment. The Grand Jury proceedings remain secret.
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Barbara Stroud
Willits
Dept. 2
Superior Court
Mendocino County Grand Jury
Phillip Wood
Grand Jury
Harold ‘‘Puff’’ Harrington
Larry E. Phillips
Milton L. Phillips
Dennis Lee Weeks
Randy R. Rowan
Wood
George Nelson
Miss Stroud
Nelson
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Floyd Baldwin
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Lakeport
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